More than 3,000 still without power on Long Island

More than 3,000 Long Island Power Authority customers remain without power after heavy rains and wind gusts knocked down trees and flooded roads. Nearly 5,000 also are without power in Westchester County.

The band of storms on Tuesday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning for southwestern Suffolk County. The warning was in effect until 10 p.m. A tornado watch expired at 11 p.m. for Suffolk and Nassau counties.

As of 5:18 a.m. Wednesday, about 3,600 LIPA customers were still without power, mostly in Nassau County. That’s down from 13,000 late Tuesday night.

By 5:30 a.m. about 4,800 were without power in Westchester County, down from 8,000 Tuesday night.